Bit of a mixture here. History, historic fiction and biography.
The Forest is a wonderful book. This is a signed copy. It tells the story of the New Forest in Hampshire through the lives of fictional families. Each section takes the next part of history, starting with the start of the forest and ending in the present day. I have read it several times and have re-visited parts of the forest in which the stories are set. The characters didn’t actually exist, but you feel as if they may have done.
There are two biographies of Dickens (one rather old with an illegible spine) and one of Hilaire Belloc. There is also Belloc’s The Four Men. This is story of four friends who walk across Sussex. You can tell how much he loved the county.
The history books include two by Chris Hare. He is a local historian who knows everything about Worthing. I have been to some of his talks and guided walks. A very interesting man.
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